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Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: Massive crowd seen at Mumbai`s Lalbaugcha Raja

Updated On: 29 August, 2025 11:52 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

At Lalbaugcha Raja, Mumbai’s most revered Ganesh mandal, the spirit of devotion is as towering as the idol itself. For lakhs of devotees, a glimpse of Bappa means enduring serpentine queues that stretch from Lalbaug to Kalachowki, sometimes even reaching Parel. (PICS/ ANUSHREE GAIKWAD)

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At Lalbaugcha Raja, Mumbai’s most revered Ganesh mandal, the spirit of devotion is as towering as the idol itself. For lakhs of devotees, a glimpse of Bappa means enduring serpentine queues that stretch from Lalbaug to Kalachowki, sometimes even reaching Parel. (PICS/ ANUSHREE GAIKWAD)

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At Lalbaugcha Raja, Mumbai’s most revered Ganesh mandal, the spirit of devotion is as towering as the idol itself. For lakhs of devotees, a glimpse of Bappa means enduring serpentine queues that stretch from Lalbaug to Kalachowki, sometimes even reaching Parel. (PICS/ ANUSHREE GAIKWAD)
<p>For many, the darshan is as much a test of endurance as it is an expression of faith as they inch forward in sweltering heat, leaning against barricades for support or resting on pavements with blankets and bags</p>

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For many, the darshan is as much a test of endurance as it is an expression of faith as they inch forward in sweltering heat, leaning against barricades for support or resting on pavements with blankets and bags

<p>At times, the scenes at Lalbaugcha Raja turn chaotic, with massive crowds surging and pushing against one another, making it difficult to manage the flow of devotees</p>

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At times, the scenes at Lalbaugcha Raja turn chaotic, with massive crowds surging and pushing against one another, making it difficult to manage the flow of devotees

<p>With the crowd swelling into lakhs, devotees often camp on the footpaths overnight, waiting patiently under makeshift sheds</p>

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With the crowd swelling into lakhs, devotees often camp on the footpaths overnight, waiting patiently under makeshift sheds

<p>The mandal provides basic facilities such as lights, fans and shade near the pandal, but the long journey to darshan is still marked by exhaustion</p>

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The mandal provides basic facilities such as lights, fans and shade near the pandal, but the long journey to darshan is still marked by exhaustion

<p>People wait around 7-8 hours in line for Lalbaugcha Raja darshan</p>

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People wait around 7-8 hours in line for Lalbaugcha Raja darshan

<p>Police officials acknowledge that the charan sparsh line often extends up to 2 km, while the mukhdarshan queue moves faster</p>

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Police officials acknowledge that the charan sparsh line often extends up to 2 km, while the mukhdarshan queue moves faster

<p>On the ground, crowd managers insist that efforts are being made to provide comfort</p>

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On the ground, crowd managers insist that efforts are being made to provide comfort

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